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#CA0638

#ca0638 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca0638 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 2.35% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.03% magenta, 72.28% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 344.69°, with 94.23% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.25.

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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #ca0638
  2. #06ca98

Split complementary

  1. #ca0638
  2. #06ca36
  3. #069aca

Analogous

  1. #ca069a
  2. #ca0638
  3. #ca3606

Triadic

  1. #ca0638
  2. #38ca06
  3. #0638ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0638
  2. #ca9806
  3. #06ca98
  4. #0638ca

Square

  1. #ca0638
  2. #9aca06
  3. #06ca98
  4. #3606ca

Monochromatic

  1. #35020f
  2. #800423
  3. #ca0638
  4. #f8245a
  5. #fb6e92

Shades

#ca0638 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0638
  2. #b60532
  3. #a2052d
  4. #8d0427
  5. #790422
  6. #65031c
  7. #510216
  8. #3d0211
  9. #28010b
  10. #140106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0638 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0638
  2. #cf1f4c
  3. #d53860
  4. #da5174
  5. #df6a88
  6. #e5839c
  7. #ea9baf
  8. #efb4c3
  9. #f4cdd7
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0638 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0638
  2. #c3123f
  3. #bb1e46
  4. #b42b4e
  5. #ac3755
  6. #a5435c
  7. #9e4f63
  8. #965b6a
  9. #8f6872
  10. #877479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524c38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7232 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923c38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25a34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0638 {
  color: #ca0638;
}
Background
.bg-ca0638 {
  background-color: #ca0638;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0638 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0638;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0638;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 6 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0638 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0638, #ca3606);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0638 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 6 56 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.25 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.45 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.01 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.22 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.55 #35f9c7 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca0638  rgb(202, 6, 56)  hsl(345, 94%, 41%)  Cardinal
#06ca98  rgb(6, 202, 152)  hsl(165, 94%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#38ca06  rgb(56, 202, 6)  hsl(105, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0638ca  rgb(6, 56, 202)  hsl(225, 94%, 41%)  Persian Blue